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NATO appoints Dutch PM Rutte as next boss

NATO’s 32 nations on Wednesday appointed departing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the alliance’s next head, at a vital

Fire in oil-carrying vessel under control

The fire that broke out in an oil-laden vessel in the Buriganga River near Fatullah Bazar in Narayanganj district on

I will die if isolated from people: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she will die if she is isolated from the public, asking the Special

BNP announces 3-day programme for Khaleda Zia’s release

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a three-day protest programme demanding release of the party chairperson Khaleda Zia. The party

Japan to provide 495m yen to Bangladesh, deals signed

The government of Japan will provide an amount of 495 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to approximately Taka 35.25 crore or

UN alarmed by Gaza war’s toll on children, catastrophic hunger

UN agencies sounded the alarm about war-torn Gaza on Tuesday, saying that 10 children a day are losing one or